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Point spreads can make high-profile matchups even more compelling, or they can provide the sole reason to watch a certain game.

The latter is what we have Tuesday in the MAC.

Winless UMass visits 3-6 Akron as a 10.5-point underdog with a total of 49.5 points.

The Zips have not been a double-digit favorite against an FBS opponent since 2016, but the Minutemen warrant such.

Four of their five losses to FBS schools this season have come by at least 18 points.

Their road conference losses have come by 35 and 36 points.

UMass ranks dead last of 136 schools in overall efficiency. That

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